Nope, but it dictates if a movie is a success. People treat A3 like its dirt on bottom of their shoe. And Aliens is the masterpiece. But alot of people like A3 As much or even more than Aliens and it was more profitable. Sales = not going in to a debate with no basis.
And its not just that, its the substance of the movie. A3 is well acted, great settings, the creature was actually relevant again. It had a great sound track. And it ended the trilogy perfectly no matter how people were butt hurt about the cartoon characters being killed off at the start of the movie (**** A:CM it was Hicks in the tube). In the end the Nostromo going to the planet eventually killed off all its crew members. Ripley couldnt escape it. because the Xeno is the ultimate creature.